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fascinating that they were here in the united states as well. >> dan harris gets the greatest assignments. >> yeah. >> he really does. >> cute, cute and more cute. >>> all right, coming up ahead on "good morning america" -- backstage show stopper who's become a youtube sensation. ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough [ male announcer ] school supplies... it's guaranteed they'll go through a lot. that's why you get guaranteed savings for back to school at staples. now get a sandisk flash drive for just $4.87 at staples. ♪ it's called passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. so does aarp, serving americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp dicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. to find out more, call today. it helps cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. prcandidate is more likely ton return us to full employment. this is a clear choice
fascinating that they were here in the united states as well. >> dan harris gets the greatest assignments. >> yeah. >> he really does. >> cute, cute and more cute. >>> all right, coming up ahead on "good morning america" -- backstage show stopper who's become a youtube sensation. ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough [ male announcer ] school supplies... it's guaranteed they'll go through a lot. that's why you get guaranteed savings for back to school at...
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. >> and still come back and end up a two-term president of the united states. i love that you were there and got the food. >>> next question. when, however, not with the longest speech, but the longest running convention in history? and how many days did it last? the longest running convention in history? all right. i'm going to give it to you. 1924's democratic national convention. it lasted 16 days. took 103 ballots, there were first fights on the floor, and a big part of the problem was there was a catholic contingency and a ku klux klan contingency. >> wasn't that first one they ever did on radio too, wasn't it? >> oh. actually i think it was. there is another one coming up. i won't take the nerd -- no, i won't take it. i have the answer if front of me. okay, i know, i know. this one will be a -- i'll give you a fill in the blanks for this one. the keynote speaker, ann richards, at the time the texas state treasurer, and she said this about george h.w. bush. she said, poor george. he can't help it. he was born with -- >> a silver spoon in his mouth. silver
. >> and still come back and end up a two-term president of the united states. i love that you were there and got the food. >>> next question. when, however, not with the longest speech, but the longest running convention in history? and how many days did it last? the longest running convention in history? all right. i'm going to give it to you. 1924's democratic national convention. it lasted 16 days. took 103 ballots, there were first fights on the floor, and a big part of the...
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and i accept your nomination for the vice-presidency of the united states of america. i did not seek this nomination, nor did i expect it. but i am here to join this team because i love my country and because i believe in my heart that together bill clinton and i offer the american people the best chance we have as a nation to move forward in the right direction again. i'm here because the country i love has a government that is failing our people, failing the forgotten majority in your home town and mine, those who scrimp and save and work hard all their lives to build a better life for their children. i'm here to renew a journey our founders began more than 200 years ago. in my lifetime i have seen america's ideals and dreams change the world, and i believe that now is the time to bring those ideals and dreams home, here, to change america. our country is in trouble. and while george bush and dan quayle have been making excuses for deadlock and delay, people in other nations, inspired by the eternal promise of america, have torn down the berlin wall, brought communis
and i accept your nomination for the vice-presidency of the united states of america. i did not seek this nomination, nor did i expect it. but i am here to join this team because i love my country and because i believe in my heart that together bill clinton and i offer the american people the best chance we have as a nation to move forward in the right direction again. i'm here because the country i love has a government that is failing our people, failing the forgotten majority in your home...
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there is the united states of america. there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and an asian america, but there is the united states of america. >> from the first time he took to the kconvention speech as th keynoter in 2004, there has been no doubt that barack obama can step into the spotlight and dazzle. four years later in denver, the optics match the excitement for the presidential campaign with greek columns surrounding him in front of a crowd of more than 75,000, and the democratic nominee delivered an electric speech. >> out of work, tough luck, you are on your own. no health care? the market will fix it. you're on your own. born into poverty? pull yourself up by your own boot straps, because even if you don't have boot, you are on your own. well, it is time for them to own their failure. it is time for us to change america, and that's why i'm running for president of the united states. >> this week in tampa, the republicans argue that barack obama is a great talker who doesn't deliver. it
there is the united states of america. there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and an asian america, but there is the united states of america. >> from the first time he took to the kconvention speech as th keynoter in 2004, there has been no doubt that barack obama can step into the spotlight and dazzle. four years later in denver, the optics match the excitement for the presidential campaign with greek columns surrounding him in front of a crowd of more than...
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in indiana or anywhere in the united states. you have a person come from indiana and come to guam and say this feels like i'm a country because of so many people moving back and forth across the pacific have made their way to guam. has all these influences. it's hard for guam to figure out what it is. >> reporter: while it has the biggest k-mart in the world and guamians are u.s. citizens they cannot actually vote in federally lexes. that's because guam is one of 14 u.s. territories, like alaska and hawaii were before they became states. only guam never made it that far. >> guam you have to say i'm from guam usa to kind of assert. i'm part of the united states. >> reporter: the japannese military invaded guam in world war ii, but now a new generation of japannese has returned. a million a year armed with cash and credit cards to shop, basque in the sunshine and play in guam's krystal clear waters. while tourist dollars support the island's economy, an unwelcome outsider is undermining its eco system. the poisonous brown tree sna
in indiana or anywhere in the united states. you have a person come from indiana and come to guam and say this feels like i'm a country because of so many people moving back and forth across the pacific have made their way to guam. has all these influences. it's hard for guam to figure out what it is. >> reporter: while it has the biggest k-mart in the world and guamians are u.s. citizens they cannot actually vote in federally lexes. that's because guam is one of 14 u.s. territories, like...
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we are the united states of america. we democrats believe that america is still the country a fair play. we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else and it does not matter if we are black or hispanic or disabled or women. we believe that america is a country where small business owners must succeed because they are the bedrock, backbone of our economy. we believe that our kids deserve good day care and public school s. [cheers and applause] we believe our kids deserved public-school saugh -- public schools where kids can learn and teachers can teach. [cheers and applause] and we want to believe that our parents will have a good retirement and that we will too. we democrats believe that social security is a pact that cannot be broken. [cheers and applause] we want to believe that we can live out our lives without the terrible fear that an illness is going to bankrupt us and our children. we democrats believed that america can overcome any problem, including the dreaded di
we are the united states of america. we democrats believe that america is still the country a fair play. we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else and it does not matter if we are black or hispanic or disabled or women. we believe that america is a country where small business owners must succeed because they are the bedrock, backbone of our economy. we believe that our kids deserve good day care and public school s. [cheers and applause] we...